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The 1976 Mason County jail bombing was a suicide bombing that took place at the Mason County Courthouse in Point Pleasant, West Virginia on March 2, 1976. Five people, including two perpetrators and three law enforcement officers, were killed in the attack, and a further 11 people were injured.
Main St. between 1st & 11th and Viand St. between 8th & 10th, Point Pleasant, West Virginia: Coordinates: Area: 36.7 acres (14.9 ha) Built: 1749: Architectural style: Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Federal: NRHP reference No. 85001465 [1] Added to NRHP
Point Pleasant was the final home of Confederate Brigadier-General John McCausland, the next-to-last Confederate General to die. He died at his farm at Grimm's Landing on January 23, 1927, and is buried in nearby Henderson. Karl Probst, born in Point Pleasant, was an automotive engineer credited in 1940 with the design of the Jeep.
On the eastern side of the district, the bottom land is occupied by the city of Point Pleasant, the district's only incorporated community, and the county seat. [5] Besides Point Pleasant, the only other community in Lewis District is the unincorporated village of Hickory, the site of Hickory Chapel, and a post office from 1874 to 1906. [6]
Danny DeVito makes a $500,000 donation to Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center during a press conference at Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center in ...
This guy gave new meaning to the slogan “Gottahava Wawa.” Police in East Windsor, N.J., arrested a 24-year-old man on Dec. 23, and charged him with misusing the town’s 911 system for ...
The people listed below were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the city of Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Pages in category "People from Point Pleasant, West Virginia" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total.
The "healthspan-lifespan gap" was largest in the U.S., as Americans live in poor health for an average of 12.4 years, compared to 10.9 years in 2000.